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Program Overview

Higher Education Administration is available from two degree tracks: Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration and Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration

Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration Degree Requirements

The academic requirements for the Ed.D. in higher education administration include successful program progression and graduation requirements. The program progression requirements are as follows:
  Must maintain a 3.0 GPA
  Must complete all required program work within a period of six years after enrolling in the higher education administration program. If the student has already completed a specialist degree in higher education administration, then the student will have three years to complete coursework and the dissertation.
  A signed program of study must be on file prior to completing nine hours.
  Students may only have one replacement grade. This includes specialist and doctoral level coursework. Other courses may be retaken and averaged in the student’s GPA. Students who make more than two C’s or below in the program(this includes specialist and doctoral coursework) will be dismissed from the program.

The academic requirements for the doctorate in higher education administration degree include successful completion of the specialist degree in higher education administration, doctoral coursework, comprehensive examination, and dissertation. In addition, there is a GPA requirement. Specifically, to meet the graduation requirements of the doctoral program, the student must:

  Complete 68 program hours as outlined in the curriculum.
  Pass a written comprehensive examination
  Successfully complete all dissertation requirements as per the dissertation guidelines, chair, and committee. This includes successfully defending the dissertation proposal and final defense before the dissertation committee.
  Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Higher Education Administration Core (21 Hours)

EDH 701 History and Foundations of Higher Education EDH 702 Survey of the Community College EDH 703 Legal and Ethical Issues in Higher Education EDH 704 Community Relations and Continuing Education Programs EDH 705 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education EDH 706 Seminar of Current Issues in Higher Education EDH 707 Finance in Higher Education

Professional Writing Component (3 Hours)

RSH 702 APA Style for Professional Writing

Action Research Project (6 Hours)

EDH 721 Field Research Project

Leadership Core (9 Hours)

EDU 750 Leadership and Professional Responsibilities EDU 760 General Leadership Theories EDU 770 Educational Organizational Behavior

Research Courses (15 Hours)

RSH 720 Research Foundations RSH 740 Survey Design, Descriptive Statistics, and Evaluation RSH 770 Correlation and Regression Analysis and Evaluation RSH 780 Quasi-Experimental Designs and Evaluation RSH 800 Inferential Statistics, Analysis of Variance and Evaluation

Electives (3 Hours)

Must be 600 level or higher and selected with approval from advisor.

Dissertation Requirement (12 Hours)

EDH 880 Higher Education Administration Dissertation

Cognate Content Area – Optional (up to 18 hours)

Students may take hours in a discipline-specific area for the purpose of content credentialing. The student will select courses with advisor approval. All courses must be 600 level or higher.

Comprehensive Examination

The student will take and successfully pass a comprehensive examination after completing the doctoral coursework. It is the student’s responsibility to see his/her advisor to schedule a test time

Dissertation Requirement

The student must take 12 hours of dissertation study. It is recommended that the student take three hours over four trimesters, and the student must be enrolled in dissertation hours the trimester he/she successfully defends. Students must successfully defend the dissertation proposal and the final study results after data are collected. Students will receive specific dissertation requirements from their program coordinator and dissertation chairs.

Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration Degree Requirements

The academic requirements for the Ph.D. in higher education administration include successful program progression and graduation requirements. The program progression requirements are as follows:
  Must maintain a 3.0 GPA
  Must complete all required program work within a period of six years after enrolling in the higher education administration program. If the student has already completed a specialist degree in higher education administration, then the student will have three years to complete coursework and the dissertation.
  A signed program of study must be on file prior to completing nine hours.
  Students may only have one replacement grade. This includes specialist and doctoral level coursework. Other courses may be retaken and averaged in the student’s GPA. Students who make more than two C’s or below in the program(this includes specialist and doctoral coursework) will be dismissed from the program.

The academic requirements for the doctorate in higher education administration degree include successful completion of the specialist degree in higher education administration, doctoral coursework, comprehensive examination, and dissertation. In addition, there is a GPA requirement. Specifically, to meet the graduation requirements of the doctoral program, the student must:

  Complete 74 program hours as outlined in the curriculum.
  Pass a written comprehensive examination
  Successfully complete all dissertation requirements as per the dissertation guidelines, chair, and committee. This includes successfully defending the dissertation proposal and final defense before the dissertation committee.
  Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Higher Education Administration Core (21 Hours)

EDH 701 History and Foundations of Higher Education EDH 702 Survey of the Community College EDH 703 Legal and Ethical Issues in Higher Education EDH 704 Community Relations and Continuing Education Programs EDH 705 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education EDH 706 Seminar of Current Issues in Higher Education EDH 707 Finance in Higher Education

Professional Writing Component (3 Hours)

RSH 702 APA Style for Professional Writing

Action Research Project (6 Hours)

EDH 721 Field Research Project

Leadership Core (9 Hours)

EDU 750 Leadership and Professional Responsibilities EDU 760 General Leadership Theories EDU 770 Educational Organizational Behavior

Research Courses (15 Hours)

RSH 720 Research Foundations RSH 740 Survey Design, Descriptive Statistics, and Evaluation RSH 770 Correlation and Regression Analysis and Evaluation RSH 780 Quasi-Experimental Designs and Evaluation RSH 800 Inferential Statistics, Analysis of Variance and Evaluation

Electives (3 Hours)

Must be 600 level or higher and selected with approval from advisor.

Proficiency Area (6 Hours)

The student will complete one of the following:
  Foreign Language: Successfully complete six graduate hours (600 level or higher) in one foreign language or successfully pass the language proficiency exam in a foreign language. The student must have preapproval by his/her advisor
  Instructional Design/Applications in Technology: Successfully complete six graduate hours (600 level or higher) in instructional design and /or application in technology. The student must have preapproval by his/her advisor.
  Research: Successfully complete six additional graduate hours (600 level or above) of research and statistics courses with advisor approval.

Dissertation Requirement (12 Hours)

EDH 880 Higher Education Administration Dissertation

Cognate Content Area – Optional (up to 18 hours)

Students may take hours in a discipline-specific area for the purpose of content credentialing. The student will select courses with advisor approval. All courses must be 600 level or higher.

Comprehensive Examination

The student will take and successfully pass a comprehensive examination after completing the doctoral coursework. It is the student’s responsibility to see his/her advisor to schedule a test time.

Dissertation Requirement

The student must take 12 hours of dissertation study. It is recommended that the student take three hours over four trimesters, and the student must be enrolled in dissertation hours the trimester he/she successfully defends. Students must successfully defend the dissertation proposal and the final study results after data are collected. Students will receive specific dissertation requirements from their program coordinator and dissertation chairs.

  
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